LDWF Agent Investigating Night Hunting Complaint Found Dead

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agent was found dead Friday morning in West Feliciana Parish.

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The department said the body of Sgt. Paul Stuckey, 47, of Zachary, was found by local fishermen at the old ferry landing near the banks of the Mississippi River just outside of St. Francisville

Deputies said they found Sgt. Stuckey with a shotgun wound to his chest next to his patrol vehicle. Deputies called LDWF at 7 a.m.

"Our hearts go out to the Sgt. Stuckey family and his extended family of fellow agents will be there to help them through this tough time," said Col. Winton Vidrine, head of the LDWF Enforcement Division.

According to LDWF, Stuckey's last known communication with the department was at 2:15 a.m. identifying that he was responding to a night hunting complaint.

Stuckey had been with the LDWF Enforcement Division for 18 years. His body was turned over to the West Feliciana Coroners Office.

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